Ok, so what does Palantir's software do? Palantir, named after the seeing stones in The Lord of the Rings, is fundamentally analysis software. It lets non-technical users visualize reams of data ...

but even I know a Lord of the Rings reference when I see one. Gundalf, Bilbao, and Legsolarse are much beloved characters for many of you (I'm told), so an exciting partnership between Palantir ...